She said: "I don't know what I can do now. Really, what can I do? Where can I get help?

"I have never been unemployed, I have always had a job.

"I am in debt almost £2,000 with my rent and I don't know what to do. I must think about food for my baby, nappies, everything."

Ms Karamiseva, who is from Latvia but who has lived and worked in the UK since 2005, said she applied for Universal Credit back in August.

She waited almost three months to hear back on whether she had been successful.

But the Department for Work and Pensions sent her a text in November revealing she was not eligible to receive money as she did not have the sufficient documents to prove she has intention to remain and an attachment to the UK.

The mother-of-two says she is desperate (Image: Paige Oldfield)

After applying to be a job seeker, she was told she was not entitled for this benefit either.

Now she says help by neighbours who bring her food and baby clothes is the only way she is getting by.

She said: "My mum is 84 and she is disabled. She can't remember who I am.

"In Latvia it is not a nice life. My sister works but she doesn't earn good money. It is very very difficult.

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"They say I live a better life, they say I am at the top and they are at the bottom."

Ms Karamiseva, who also has a 12-year-old son, said she has applied for countless jobs but no shift patterns are suitable as she has no one to look after her baby, Jackson.

Now she says it's only a matter of time before she is taken to court for not being able to pay her rent - and fears she will be removed from her home before Jackson's first birthday next month.

A DWP spokesman said: "Benefit decision-makers assess a wide variety of factors to determine whether someone is factually habitually resident in the UK – this includes evidence of intention to remain and attachment to the UK.

"The Habitual Residence Test is in place to ensure that only people intending to remain within the UK for the foreseeable future can claim welfare support. This includes returning UK nationals."